“…It should be noted that adjustments in self boundary regulation may fluctuate, involving different levels of desired self-disclosure outputs and inputs, depending on the content area of disclosure, social relationship, and personality characteristics. Persons may maintain relatively rigid self boundaries in content areas that relate to personal problems, while maintaining open contact (i.e., inputs and outputs) in areas that do not provoke anxiety or stress (Chaikin, Derlega, Bayma, & Shaw, 1975;Shimkunas, 1972). T h e self boundary may be open or closed depending on such interpersonal factors as one's perceived trust of a disclosure target (Altman, 1973;Rubin, 1975), friendship (Chaikin & Derlega, 1974b), or status (Slobin, Miller, & Porter, 1968).…”